But Moon is soon caught and entangled in a world he doesn't know or understand he's become property of the government he has been avoiding all his life. When Moon's father dies, Moon follows his father's last instructions: to travel to Alaska to find others like themselves. They keep to themselves, their only contact with other human beings an occasional trip to the nearest general store. In this compelling, action-packed book, Watt Key gives us the thrilling coming-of-age story of the unique and extremely appealing Alabama Moon, the basis for the film of the same name starring Jimmy Bennett and John Goodman.įor as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. Missouri Truman Readers Award Master ListĬalifornia Young Reader Medal Master List Illinois Rebecca Caudill YR Choice Award MLīank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Master List Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Maser List VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School ReadersĪmerican Library Association Best Books for Young Adults Tennessee Intermediate Volunteer State Book Award Master List Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Master List Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Choice Award Master List Alabama Children's Choice Book Award Master List
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